diff --git a/heat/engine/clients/os/manila.py b/heat/engine/clients/os/manila.py
index 74efab3717..8076a8b825 100644
--- a/heat/engine/clients/os/manila.py
+++ b/heat/engine/clients/os/manila.py
@@ -11,13 +11,11 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from oslo_utils import importutils
-
 from heat.engine.clients import client_plugin
+from manilaclient import client as manila_client
+from manilaclient import exceptions
 
-exceptions = importutils.try_import(
-    'manilaclient.openstack.common.apiclient.exceptions')
-manila_client = importutils.try_import('manilaclient.v1.client')
+MANILACLIENT_VERSION = "1"
 
 
 class ManilaClientPlugin(client_plugin.ClientPlugin):
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ class ManilaClientPlugin(client_plugin.ClientPlugin):
             'input_auth_token': self.auth_token
         }
 
-        client = manila_client.Client(**args)
+        client = manila_client.Client(MANILACLIENT_VERSION, **args)
         return client
 
     def is_not_found(self, ex):
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_manila_client.py b/heat/tests/test_manila_client.py
index 917f72310a..0d3de13180 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_manila_client.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_manila_client.py
@@ -11,18 +11,12 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from oslo_utils import importutils
-import testtools
-
 from heat.tests import common
 from heat.tests import utils
 
-manila_client = importutils.try_import('manilaclient.v1.client')
-
 
 class ManilaClientPluginTests(common.HeatTestCase):
 
-    @testtools.skipIf(manila_client is None, 'Tests the manila client')
     def test_create(self):
         context = utils.dummy_context()
         plugin = context.clients.client_plugin('manila')
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_manila_security_service.py b/heat/tests/test_manila_security_service.py
index 38d033702f..bd70ec20b1 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_manila_security_service.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_manila_security_service.py
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import mock
-from oslo_utils import importutils
 import six
-import testtools
 
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.common import template_format
@@ -22,13 +20,10 @@ from heat.engine import resource
 from heat.engine import resources
 from heat.engine.resources.openstack.manila import security_service
 from heat.engine import scheduler
-from heat.engine import stack as stack_parser
 from heat.engine import template
 from heat.tests import common
 from heat.tests import utils
 
-manila_client = importutils.try_import('manilaclient.v1.client')
-
 stack_template = '''
 heat_template_version: 2013-05-23
 
@@ -174,10 +169,3 @@ class ManilaSecurityServiceTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                                 scheduler.TaskRunner(ss.update, new_ss))
         msg = 'The Resource security_service requires replacement.'
         self.assertEqual(msg, six.text_type(err))
-
-    @testtools.skipIf(manila_client is not None,
-                      'Tests manila client not installed')
-    def test_no_client(self):
-        tmpl = template.Template((template_format.parse(stack_template)))
-        stack = stack_parser.Stack(utils.dummy_context(), 'foo', tmpl)
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ResourceTypeNotFound, stack.validate)
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_manila_share_type.py b/heat/tests/test_manila_share_type.py
index c16b6833f4..f0198d26f4 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_manila_share_type.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_manila_share_type.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 import copy
 
 import mock
-from oslo_utils import importutils
-import testtools
 
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.common import template_format
@@ -23,13 +21,9 @@ from heat.engine import resources
 from heat.engine.resources.openstack.manila import share_type as mshare_type
 from heat.engine import rsrc_defn
 from heat.engine import scheduler
-from heat.engine import stack as stack_parser
-from heat.engine import template
 from heat.tests import common
 from heat.tests import utils
 
-manila_client = importutils.try_import('manilaclient.v1.client')
-
 manila_template = """
 heat_template_version: 2013-05-23
 resources:
@@ -118,10 +112,3 @@ class ManilaShareTypeTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         fake_share_type.unset_keys.assert_called_once_with({"test": "test"})
         fake_share_type.set_keys.assert_called_with(
             updated_props[mshare_type.ManilaShareType.EXTRA_SPECS])
-
-    @testtools.skipIf(manila_client is not None,
-                      'Tests manila client not installed')
-    def test_no_client(self):
-        tmpl = template.Template((template_format.parse(manila_template)))
-        stack = stack_parser.Stack(utils.dummy_context(), 'foo', tmpl)
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ResourceTypeNotFound, stack.validate)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 17b8da1edf..2e413e7ec7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ python-cinderclient>=1.2.1
 python-glanceclient>=0.17.1
 python-heatclient>=0.3.0
 python-keystoneclient>=1.6.0
+python-manilaclient>=1.0.4
 python-neutronclient>=2.3.11,<3
 python-novaclient>=2.22.0
 python-saharaclient>=0.9.0